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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Dear colleagues,<BR><BR>Allow
me to announce a new publication on Istanbul:<BR><BR><EM>Istanbul: Vom
Imperialen Herrschersitz zur Megapolis</EM> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Ed. Yavuz Köse [with a
foreword by Suraiya Faroqhi]<BR>(Munich: Martin Meidenbauer, 2006), 450
pp.<BR>ISBN: 9783899750508 (Paperback) <BR><BR>This book deals with three main
sujects of Istanbul - society, institutions, areas. What influence did
classical institutions and establishments have on the development of the
metropolis? How do the citizens organize themselves with regard to social,
cultural and economic issues? The contributions* offer new insights on the
former imperial throne and today's secret capital of Turkey.
<BR><BR>Contributors:<BR>Ralf Elger - Orhan Esen - Suraiya Faroqhi - Tevfik
Gueran - Mehmet Hacisalihoglu - Neriman Ersoy Hacisalihoglu - Eyüp Sabri Kala -
Ahmet<BR>Kal'a - Cevat Kara - Saban Kizildag - Denise Klein - Yavuz Köse - Klaus
Kreiser - Christoph K. Neumann - Oliver Jens Schmitt - Stefan
Sigerist<BR><BR>The book can be ordered internationally from<BR>Martin
Meidenbauer<BR>Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH & Co. KG<BR>Erhardtstraße 8<BR>80469
Muenchen<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.m-verlag.net/"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">http://www.m-verlag.net/</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Tel.: (0 89) 20 23 86 03<BR>Fax: (0 89) 20 23 86
04<BR><BR>or </FONT><A href="http://www.amazon.de"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">www.amazon.de</FONT></A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>